I suppose, I just don't think that those songs are transcendent as they were when they were younger. Also, things became far more technically focused in the 70s and '80s and the Beatles were never really virtuosos at their instruments. Like I said they're a great band I just don't know if they can compete with the Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Blue Oyster Cult, Van Halen etc.
Ya I don't see the Beatles being that influential after they broke up. They were always good writers but it's largely just subjective. I hated McCartney and Wings.
Yeah, George had started writing and was growing increasingly frustrated that more of his stuff wasn't getting onto the records. Saw an interview with McCartney in which he was very sympathetic to that and said he understand why George was upset because "he was really starting to come up with the goods."
There were a lot of recordings where he and John both recorded solos and they would mix down the one not chosen for the album. Some of those showed up in later anthologies. If you listen closely you can also hear some of George's solos that weren't used bleed over onto the other tracks, hiding in the background. He was a WAY better guitarist than John.
I disagree with this. He has remained very musically active and relevant. ****, he just had a new album out this year. If he's rehashing the good old days, it's only because people keep asking him about it.
I believe it was in the Anthology where Paul talks about how close he and John had gotten again right before John’s death and they were seriously talking about getting back together again. Don’t know if it would have happened though, because I think they just assumed George and Ringo would and weren’t really including them in the talk.
